Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Adley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Adley and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Adley

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Adley:
  • 36.133638, -81.212298
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Adley

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Wilkes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkes County
  • Since Adley is near Alexander County and also Caldwell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alexander County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Adley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Adley ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Boomer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Boomer is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
• Brown ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Brown is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
• Buck
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Buck is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
• Cricket
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cricket is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
• Cricket Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cricket Park is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Park
• East Fruitland ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • East Fruitland is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fruitland
• Fairplains
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
• Fox Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fox Run is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
• Stokes ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Stokes is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
• Sunset Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunset Falls is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Falls

How Far From Adley to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Adley to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Adley and extending to:

• Wilkesboro, which is the Seat of Wilkes County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Adley to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 297 miles [478 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,195 miles [9,969.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,899 miles [11,102.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,777 miles [7,687.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'